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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, April 26, 2024
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf defended agency plans that would reduce funding to state and local safety inspection programs. The House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee questioned Califf Thursday on a number of agency priorities and its fiscal year 2025 budget request.
To kick off this year’s National Food Policy Conference by the Consumer Federation of America, Jim Jones, deputy commissioner of the FDA's human foods program, updated industry stakeholders and observers on efforts to revamp the agency’s food and nutrition efforts.
Getting into the field and hearing from stakeholders directly will be an important part of how Jim Jones, the Food and Drug Administration's deputy commissioner of human foods, plans to lead the new Human Foods Program at FDA.
Susan Mayne, who has directed FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition since 2015, plans to retire May 31, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf informed agency employees Monday.
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf provided additional insight Tuesday on a restructuring of the agency's human foods program that he intends to finalize this fall.